Antonyms of noun insufficiency

1 of 3 senses of insufficiency

Sense 3
insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency -- (lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits")
       Antonym of sufficiency (Sense 3)
      => sufficiency, adequacy -- (the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun insufficiency

3 senses of insufficiency

Sense 1
insufficiency, inadequacy -- (a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents")
       => failing, weakness -- (a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings")

Sense 2
insufficiency -- ((pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally)
       => inability, unfitness -- (lacking the power to perform)

Sense 3
insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiency -- (lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits")
       => amount -- (the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people")

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